AUGUST. 355 



" From mountain hie thee to the forest scene ; 

 Remark the form, the foliage of each tree, 

 And what its leading feature. View the oak. 

 Its massy limbs, its majesty of shade ; 

 The pendent birch ; the beech of many a stem ; 

 The lighter ash; and all their changeful hues 

 In spring or autumn, russet, green or gray." 



Few individuals who are about to plant, and many who 

 are even familiar with numerous kinds of trees, do not seem 

 to be aware of the variety that is adapted to ornamental pur- 

 poses, — nor that they may be so readily obtained if wanted. 

 A few years since the number was very limited, but with 

 the increase of taste and skill among some of our etithusiastic 

 nurserymen, and the prevailing desire to possess something 

 novel, they are yearly adding to their stock of new kinds, and 

 have now many of the rare ones which not long ago could 

 scarcely be obtained. The great increase of Arboricultural taste 

 in Great Britain has brought into notice a large number of 

 new varieties mainly through the exertions of nurserymen ; 

 they are constantly raising from seed millions of trees, and 

 by carefully selecting from their seed beds such as show any 

 peculiar, odd, or distinct foliage or mode of growth, they 

 have added many fine varieties. The weeping trees, many 

 of which are so exquisitely graceful, a few years since only 

 comprised a dozen sorts ; they now number upwards of fifty. 

 Every temperate clime has been explored for new objects of 

 interest ; but they are now rarely found, and henceforward 

 we may look for more variety by the production of seedlings, 

 than the introduction of new and nnknown species. 



Our own country is rich with an indigenous growth of 

 trees of every description of beauty. The graceful Elm, — 

 the beautiful Tulip Tree, — the stately Beech, — the noble 

 Oak, and the magnificent Magnolia, comprise a few of the 

 more prominent, and these, with their varieties, form a nu- 

 merous group. Yet but a few of them are generally known, 

 and are rarely seen in artificial plantations. Perhaps it is 

 well that we should know otir own trees before we become 

 familiar with those of exotic growth : as rich as our Botan- 

 ical resources are, they should receive every attention ; but 



